Wexford County News

The auction of leases by the Department of Natural Resources on 822 acres in the county brought in a total of $9,150 when put up for bid earlier this month.

A 24-year-old Cadillac man has been ordered to spend at least 6 2/3 years in prison following sentencing in Wexford County Monday morning in the abuse case involving 1-1/2-year-old Trenton Ellis.

Six people were injured in a three-vehicle crash Friday afternoon near the intersection of M-37 and M-115 in Wexford County.

ENVIRONMENT Minister Phil Hogan has given a state board position to a Labour Party member who was canvassing for the party in the Meath East by-election. It comes as the Government is planning to get the 10-member board of FAS to step down and appoint an entirely new board for its replacement body, Solas.

Local police agencies and officers from the Traverse Narcotics Team were busy this weekend cleaning up several meth dumpsites discovered throughout the area.

A Cadillac man has been found guilty on seven counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and faces at least 25 years in prison when sentenced in June.

Six people were injured in a three-vehicle crash Friday afternoon near the intersection of M-37 and M-115 in Wexford County.

Two more "one-pot" meth lab dump sites have been found in Wexford County, according to the Traverse Narcotics Team.

A Marion man has been charged with drug possession in connection with a March 12 incident in Cherry Grove Township, according to court records.

The two Cadillac firefighters began their careers in May of that year. Twenty-five years later, the two also are ending their careers at about the same time.

While the king of rock and roll might not appear to have anything to do with an anonymous tip line residents can call if they know of crime or suspicious activity in their neighborhoods, in Cadillac, the two have a connection.

Matthew Ryan Gray, 20, has been charged in 84th District Court in Wexford County, according to court records, with solicitation of an assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder.

A building in the Cadillac Shores apartment complex was evacuated Wednesday following the discovery of a suspected active methamphetamine laboratory in one of the apartments.

Tuesday night Wexford County Commissioners and the Cadillac City Council held a public hearing tonight to try and help the animal shelter.

A couple of spots hit the 80F mark for the first time this spring season Monday with another fantastic day on tap Tuesday in the weather department.

In Wexford County, Manton Consolidated Schools voters will be asked to renew the current 18 mills for non-homestead and non-agricultural properties.

A criminal sexual conduct case involving numerous charges of first-degree criminal sexual conduct is set to go to trial in Wexford County.

Mark Allen Felske, 52, has been arraigned in 84th District Court in Wexford County on one count of assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer, according to court records.

The Sheriff says an automated call identifies that Medical Alert equipment has been purchased on behalf of the recipient of the call.

A meeting is set for Wexford County and the city of Cadillac leaders to explore the idea of collaborating in operating the Wexford County Animal Shelter.